Staycation....

Rob and I took a little vacation at home this week. It was so nice to have Rob home all week! He got to spend a lot of time with Siena and she is already turning into a Daddy's Girl!! We went shopping up on Park City and took Siena to the Zoo for the first time and ate out practically every night! It was a nice relaxing week and I am sad to see it end. Here are some pics of us at the zoo.

Sitting on the Elephant trunk....(I think she wanted to get off ASAP!)

I know I am biased but she is just BEAUTIFUL!!

She LOVED the giraffes..... in Awwww

Cakes.....

So I have been having fun (most of the time) making cakes lately. I made one for Maddie's (my niece) birthday and then my Friend Leslie's 30th and my brother in law. I tried to do one ALL out of fondant but I havent mastered that yet so I have just ended up doing buttercream for them. Although, during my quest for recipes I found this AMAZING recipe for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.....YUMMM

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup shortening

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 cup hot fudge topping

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Cream together the butter or margarine with the shortening.

2. Sift the cocoa with the confectioners' sugar and add to the creamed mixture. Mix together adding 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to keep mixture smooth. Don't add more than 1/4 cup of milk.

3. Add the hot fudge topping and the vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy.

Anyway I thought I'd share the recipe and show some of the cakes I've been eating making….

Doug's German Chocolate cake

Leslie's Dirty 30 Cake

Maddie's Dora Cake

Easter

Happy Easter!!

Happy Love Day 2011

I LOVE Valentines Day!! I always have loved this holiday but its so much better when you have an amazing husband and the best little girl in the world. We started the day with a LOVE breakfast I made especially for Rob……

Then he went off to work and I had a fun day with Siena. We had a Valentine party with some friends from our ward, I didn’t get any pictures because LBH Siena just sat there the whole time, not much of a party animal at 7 months. But she did give out the cutest Valentines with suckers attached to them.

Then we came home and gave Siena her presents…… I found the old school Care Bear DVD’s on amazon. I was so excited to find these and ordered them for Siena. I LOVED them as a little girl and hope she will like them as much as I did. She also got a Love Monkey that she adores, some V day pajamas and a little I love you book

Later on that night Rob came home from work and we exchanged gifts and went out to Benihanas with our good friends the Moss. There was more bromancing than romancing going on on this Valentines Date. Everyone at the table was laughing at us because Les and I sat next to eachother and Joe and Rob sat next to eachother…… Now that’s LOVE!!!!!

We had a wonderful holiday and I always want Rob and Siena to know how much I LOVE them!!!

Halloween

Rob and I didn't dress up this year. It was hard Rob had just gotten home from his trip to Japan/Korea. (the day of Halloween) SO lets hope next year we get into the spirit. But we did have the cutest little Tootsie Roll anyone has ever seen!!

Siena's Blessing

We had Siena's blessing on September 6th. It was such a great day to be able to celebrate Siena with our friends and family. Rob gave Siena a wonderful blessing and I am so grateful for this little peanut. She is just wonderful.We had a nice lunch over at our clubhouse where it was packed!!! I am so thankful for all of you who came out to spend this special day with us. My amazingly talented friend Laurie made Siena her blessing dress and it turned out EXACTLY how I wanted it.

Isn't she a Doll!




Perfect shoes to match!


My good friend Emily made her this cute matching bracelet


Mama and Siena


Daddy and Siena

Our own personal Olan Mills Shot!!


Some of my Family


Us and Rob's Parents



The Beautiful Babe herself....


AND of course Janessa's Yummy Cupcakes!!!

Siena's 2 Monther

Siena's 2 month Stats

Weight: 9lb 6oz 16%

Height: 21 inches 8%

Head: 39.5cm 71%

She is growing so fast and we are so happy to have her in our lives. The doctor says she is still small for her age but as she gets older she will average out.